Originally from New York, Garrett, an IFBB Pro Bodybuilder, has trained as a bodybuilder or powerlifter since college. A Desert Storm Veteran, his background includes five years' service in the United States Marine Corps.

Applying his military organization and discipline to bodybuilding training and contest preparation, Garrett’s daily routine can include a minimum of three hours of weight training and cardiovascular training per day, together with a strict nutritional regime all of which is juggled into a full-time career and appearance schedule!

When he isn’t training himself or others, Garrett is dedicated to helping both young people and the elderly. Prior to his current position as a specialist on a Senior Behavioral Health team for the University of California, San Diego Medical Center, he was the program director of a group home for troubled youths.

Garrett’s affinity for encouraging young people extends into volunteer roles with the Governor’s Fitness Council and the Inner City Games, Arnold Schwarzenegger’s acclaimed program that targets underprivileged high school students to instill the value of education and sports. In addition to inspiring adolescents, Garrett’s gentle personality and awe-inspiring physique have a tremendous effect on younger children at hospitals, schools and as a volunteer instructor for the children’s fitness program at Frog’s Gym in Encinitas, CA.

In the bodybuilding industry, Garrett’s resume grows continually as spokesperson with guest appearances, seminars, endorsements, modeling and guest posings. With his background in counseling, experience in public speaking and physique that is clear evidence of training and nutrition knowledge, he is a successful representative for products and related concepts in large and small settings.

Since making his pro debut at the 2000 IFBB Toronto Pro show, Garrett has competed in over 13 IFBB pro bodybuilding shows with placings to include the top 6. In 2002 Garrett sustained a significant hamstring injury, requiring extensive surgery and rehab. He successfully made his comeback at the 2004 Orlando Pro Show and the Night of Champions. Proving that he could recover from something that was thought to be career ending, Garrett has fully resumed his pro competitive career, and will be hitting the stage again this June at the 2005 IFBB Toronto Pro Cup.

Whether attending to an elderly hospital patient, counseling a wayward teen, or displaying his intense package of muscularity, IFBB Professional Bodybuilder Garrett Downing is a class act found in a sport of iron and sweat.